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Job Description
This Solution Architect, Platform is a functional and technical expert consulting with customers on implementing ServiceNow Workflow solutions based on best practices – all with the goal of accelerating and driving customer business outcomes. The role requires the person to be laser-focused on solving for the most relevant customer challenges - providing support during sales cycles, on direct engagements with our Customers and Partners, and advocating for customer needs within ServiceNow (e.g., Product Management, Customer & Partner Excellence, Training & Certification).
Solution Architect, Platform brings architectural guidance, business acumen in the industry (e.g., Employee Experience, Customer Service, Information Technology, etc.), along with deep product expertise, innovation, and knowledge capital to our customers and partners.
What you get to do in this role:
- Be a lead member of an overall engagement project team focused on delivering successful and substantive customer outcomes, focused on inter-connectivity between Workflow applications and a customer’s technology landscape, while informing customer on governance best practices
- Interacts with senior leadership or even CXO roles to support discussions related to their implementation roadmap and change management best practices for implementing applications within a Workflow
- Support pre-sales activities like conducting sales presentations, leading solutioning/scoping discussions/workshops, estimating implementation engagement efforts in partnership with Services Account Executives, Solution Sales Executives/Consultants, Sales Account Executives, and Partner Sales Organisations
- Establish mutually beneficial relationships with Workflow product owners and stakeholders, to promote awareness of Workflow Solutions capabilities and roadmaps
- Promote continuous improvement practices for delivery/engagement materials in partnership with related Customer & Partner Excellence Team
- Enable and mentor other members of the ServiceNow delivery team and partner ecosystem
- Up to 20% travel annually, driven by customer needs and internal meetings
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, we need someone who has:
- Must be fluent in English and Japanese
- Must be authorized working in Japan
- At least 12 years of consultation and/or configuration experience related to implementing complex, highly-capable, technologies – inclusive of integrations and portals
- At least 5 years of advisory consultation experience related to implementing across multiple ServiceNow Workflow solutions
- Vast experience with leading creator, integration, software/platform experience
- Demonstrated ability to influence and consult senior leaders (identification of needs, providing options with pros, cons and risks) in an organisation, while also providing thought leadership to sponsors/stakeholders in solving business process and/or technical problems
- Customer-centric mentality, willing to go the extra mile for the customer, and will break down all barriers to ensure customer success
- Interacts well with both technical and non-technical customers, attains relevant technical and business requirements, analyses information, and designs comprehensive solutions
- Capable of developing visually rich and professional conceptual design documents targeted to varying audiences of business and technical aptitude
- Experience conducting solutions presentations and obtaining customer acceptance to solution design
- Strong capabilities in forging trust, engaging a remote or in-person audience
- Strong aptitude toward communicating complex business and technical concepts using visualisation and modelling aids. Ability to conceptualise and design sophisticated wireframes, workflows, and diagrams
- A passion to continually study new technologies and functionality, as well as be involved in projects that push the capabilities of existing technologies
- ServiceNow Certifications (required or must achieve within the first 6month):
- Certified System Administrator (CSA)
- Certified Application Developer (CAD)
- ITSM Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS)
- CSM Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS)
- Service Provider Implementer (CIS-SP)
- Core Platform micro-certifications (Mobile, Performance Analytics, UI Builder, ATF, Integration Hub, Virtual Agent, NLU, Flow Designer, Service Portal, CSDM) - Desired ServiceNow Certifications (required or must achieve within the first 120 days):
- Certified Technical Architect
Additional Information
Work Personas
We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here. To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service.
Equal Opportunity Employer
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.
Accommodations
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Export Control Regulations
For positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.
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Skills Required
- Fluent in English and Japanese
- Authorized to work in Japan
- At least 12 years of consultation and/or configuration experience implementing complex technologies, including integrations and portals
- At least 5 years of advisory consultation experience implementing multiple ServiceNow Workflow solutions
- Extensive experience with creator, integration, software, and platform technologies
- Ability to influence and consult senior leaders and provide thought leadership on business-process and technical problems
- Customer-centric approach and commitment to customer success
- Ability to gather technical and business requirements and design comprehensive solutions
- Ability to develop visually rich conceptual design documents for technical and business audiences
- Experience presenting solutions and obtaining customer acceptance
- Strong communication, relationship-building, visualization, and modeling skills
- Ability to design wireframes, workflows, and diagrams
- ServiceNow Certified System Administrator certification, or ability to obtain within six months
- ServiceNow Certified Application Developer certification, or ability to obtain within six months
- ITSM Certified Implementation Specialist certification, or ability to obtain within six months
- CSM Certified Implementation Specialist certification, or ability to obtain within six months
- Service Provider Implementer certification, or ability to obtain within six months
- Core Platform micro-certifications covering Mobile, Performance Analytics, UI Builder, ATF, Integration Hub, Virtual Agent, NLU, Flow Designer, Service Portal, and CSDM, or ability to obtain within six months
- Certified Technical Architect certification, or ability to obtain within 120 days
ServiceNow Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits alongside HSA support, counseling, and an employee assistance program. Affordable insurance, mental‑health resources, and wellness support are cited as particular strengths in the U.S.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes 12 paid holidays and vacation that increases with tenure, reaching about 20 days after five or more years. Some teams also offer flexible or unlimited PTO, though practical usage can depend on workload and manager expectations.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity programs such as RSUs, an employee stock‑purchase plan, and stock discounts are described as valuable parts of total compensation. Bonuses and annual increases further enhance the package for many roles.
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What We Do
As the AI platform for business transformation, we're putting AI to work across organizations — freeing people for work that matters. Making old tech work with new tech. Reaching across departments, from the front office to the back office and every office in between. Our ambition? To become the AI defining enterprise software company of the 21st century (or "AI DESCO21C," as we like to call it). With more than 8,400+ customers, we serve approximately 90% of the Fortune 500®, and we're proud to be a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® and World's Most Admired Companies™. Explore your future career with us, visit www.careers.servicenow.com From Fortune. ©2026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.
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